Asian Games 2026 – Groups could make their very own resort preparations, says Japan Cricket Association CEO

The groups collaborating within the upcoming Asian Games in Japan could make their very own resort preparations, Japan Cricket Association CEO Naoki Alex Miyaji has mentioned on Wednesday after considerations had been raised across the lodging choices supplied.

“The ACC has been discussing accommodation options with AINAGOC [Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games Organising Committee] for a long time,” Miyaji advised PTI. “The participating teams in cricket are being offered hotel accommodation. Many other sports are being accommodated in much more limited facilities such as a cruise ship or container hotels. The teams are free to arrange their own accommodation if they choose to do so.”

Miyaji additionally spoke concerning the logistical preparations and amenities that can be in place for the gamers in the course of the competitors.

“Toilets will be available within the player area,” he mentioned. “There are both temporary and permanent facilities at the venue. The facilities on the ground are temporary, but AINAGOC has worked very closely with the ACC for over a year now to ensure that the best facilities are provided within the limited timeline and facility restrictions.

“Despite being momentary, the amenities [make-shift dressing rooms] will present as snug an area as doable for the gamers and officers. There are additionally everlasting amenities across the floor which can be obtainable to the gamers.”

The Korogi Sports Park in Nisshin is set to host both men’s and women’s cricket competitions in September-October. The venue also staged the Men’s T20 World Cup East Asia-Pacific Qualifier earlier this year.

“They solely had 17 months to arrange [the ground] and needed to begin from scratch as there have been no cricket venues of any commonplace in Aichi Prefecture,” Miyaji said. “Considering the restricted time and sources obtainable, AINAGOC and ACC have labored collectively to make sure that the enjoying amenities are appropriate.

“It will be a full-size ground with turf and hybrid pitches prepared by the best curators, which Sri Lanka Cricket should be credited for providing. There are limits on what they can do within these tight limits, but from what I have seen, the playing surface and field will be the best seen in cricket’s inclusion in the Asian Games.”

The males’s competitors will run from September 24 to October 3 whereas the ladies’s match will begin on September 17 and end on September 22.